Have fun with Cyndi Lauper Sunday

Cyndi Lauper burst onto the music scene in 1983 with the album “She’s So Unusual,” which featured a bounty of hits, including that rallying cry of sisterhood, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.” Lauper’s picked a fitting way to celebrate the album’s thirtieth anniversary; she’ll perform the record in its entirety, including a stop in Tacoma Sunday. Four of the album’s singles reached the Top 5, making Lauper the first female artist to achieve this feat, and she’s still making firsts; this past Sunday, she became the first woman to win a Tony for Best Original Score, when she scooped up the honor for writing the songs for the Broadway musical “Kinky Boots.”

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Seattle Times music coordinator Paul de Barros has written about jazz and pop music for the paper since 1982 and is the author of “Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle.” On Twitter @pdebarros.

Andrew Matson is a freelance writer and close follower of the Seattle pop music scene – especially the genres of rap, rock and electronic. On Twitter @andrewmatson.

Seattle native Gene Stout has been writing about popular music for more than two decades and has interviewed and profiled many of Seattle’s best-known musicians. On Twitter @popmusiccritic.

Charles R. Cross is a Seattle-based writer who has authored eight books, including the bestselling biography of Kurt Cobain, "Heavier Than Heaven." On Twitter @Charlesrcross.

Charlie Zaillian served as music director of Olympia’s influential KAOS-FM, has a particular affection for punk rock and has freelanced for The Seattle Times since 2011. On Twitter @czaillian

Owen R. Smith is a freelance journalist and music writer, country music aficionado, erstwhile sportswriter and one-time novelist. On Twitter @inanedetails.

Gillian G. Gaar has written extensively about music and popular culture and is the author of several books. On Twitter @GillianGaar.

Mike Ramos is a Seattle native and freelance writer who has followed rap music since the early '90s and can sometimes be heard DJing on KEXP FM. On Twitter: @RAM0S206.

Andrew Gospe is a freelance writer and electronic musician who's called Seattle home since 2009. On Twitter: @gospea.